11.   Big blow for Ohio dems, especially Mary Boyle, who was counting on a real American hero stumping for her in Ohio.

12.   Boskie said the big blow was his walking Ken Griffey Jr. and Edgar Martinez just before Buhner delivered his hit.

13.   BU and Maine made the most of their top seeds and byes in the regional and struck a big blow for Hockey East Saturday night.

14.   But Graves said it also has helped many Kansans, and it would be a big blow if the institution left the state.

15.   But it was Kent who provided the big blow with a two-run homer just inside the left-field foul pole.

16.   But the big blow was delivered by Grace, who launched a deep fly ball that was slicing toward the brick wall down the left-field line.

17.   But the injury is a big blow to Gragg himself.

18.   But the loss of his wonderfully tasteless on-air wisecracks would be too big a blow to a franchise in desperate need of lightening up.

19.   College officials say the changes would be a big blow to money that was already dwindling for Ag research.

20.   Economists differ on how big a blow will eventually be dealt the economy.